Its the democrats that hate the constitution. The republicans use it to their advantage.
The republicans LOVE the US, that why they are trying to save it from the socialist democrats.
2006-08-25 10:17:35
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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LOL! As if liberals haven't been trying to legislate through the judiciary by perverting the constitution for as long as I can remember. Conservatives and even neo-cons are almost all constitutional constructionists who abhor the folding and spindling of that most important of documents. Liberals and their judicial cronies keep trying make up nonsense that isn't in it. They shop for liberal judges like the 9th circuit nannies who traditionally ignore what's written in plain words for everyone to read. The whole "living document" thing is a total scam to overrule what our founding fathers intended so that the U.S. can be turned into a Nanny State where only liberals can tell everyone what they can and can't do.
Conservatives want less goverment interference in our lives and less government wasting our money. Liberals want the government to control everything and everyones hard earned money. Gee, doesnt that sound like SOCIALISM?
If you want to sit on your tuchus all the time then stay the hell away from my money which I worked for and which I earned. I will help people the way I want to, now butt the hell out of my life you whiny little parasites!
2006-08-25 10:25:18
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answered by OzobTheMerciless 3
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Neokons do no longer hate u . s . a . and the form. they are basically people who understand that the freedoms our united states of america and shape assure could be exercised responsibly. regrettably, they have seen lots irresponsibility interior the translation of the form be liberal communities and liberal ideologies and that they have been given in touch approximately how and the place those liberals might take the rustic. i've got self belief they meant properly. Now the liberals are in touch, in a turnabout, approximately the place the neokons have led us and with sturdy reason. A pointless conflict, ballooning deficits, and a foreign places coverage that made us the scapegoat of the international. i'm hoping the subsequent election brings us some center of the line elected officers on the two aspects of the aisle.
2016-09-29 23:57:30
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answered by lininger 4
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Conservatives do not hat America and the constitution. It's so disappointing to constantly read statements posted by liberals who have given no specific political commentary but choose only to name-call everyone else who disagrees with their views. Whether those republicans agree with the current president is irrelevant to the questioner and they simply choose to ignore any good this president has done for our country. Conservatives simply believe that the democratic agenda is not in THEIR best interest or for the country as a whole. The right wing view supports free trade as opposed to protectionism, earning one's way rather than gratuitous handouts, and traditional moral and ethical values instead of embracing the abnormal. I personally don't 100% agree with the republican agenda but as a whole, their party represents more of my beliefs than the democrats and a better direction for our country. I only wish that more libertarians and other "third party" candidates could become elected and make some real change in our government.
I know I won't get your "best answer" approval as it appears you are seeking corroboration instead of opposition.
2006-08-25 10:43:15
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answered by ©2009 7
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I don't think either applies, although RESPECT for American values and constitutional guarantees and safeguards has been all but trampled by some inexplicable power grab that does divide, rather than unite the nation.
Neocons can cloak their agenda behind political rhetoric and grandiose policy shifts, but in essence it's a continuation of an age-old program of wealth concentration. Neocons realize that in order for wealth to continue to be generated and concentrated and perpetuated amongst the wealthier cross section of America, there has to be some driving force that the masses can acknowledge and react to in a manner that not only generates wealth-creating situations, but also can be perpetuated and managed by government for the benefit of government contractors. It's business, that's what this country's about, business. The government gathers its revenues not through excessive taxation or commandeering of assets but through passive or active engineering of economic events that more often than not favor well-positioned and well-connected corporate entities. It's no different than it's been in the US and Western Europe for centuries. Americans, on average, are better off than many of their peers in nations like the UK, France, Germany, Russia and definitely China and India. Business drives wealth, and if the average American's aware of the existing incentives and opportunities, they can participate in that wealth (to a degree). That is not always the case in 2nd/3rd world countries where the government and major corporations are more than content with subjugating the masses into a low-wage/no wealth labor force with little or no influence on economic policies. The U.S. is in danger of moving in that direction, if the average American is asleep at the wheel and not just as hungry, if not more, than corporations are for profits and cash. If you seek it out, you'll find it, and there's nothing 'hateful of America' about that.
As for the Constitution, I've always believed that certain rights and privileges are timeless. Others don't make sense after awhile. A constitution should reflect the needs and desires of the population it governs. That population changes over time, and certain aspects of the constitution should change with the population and its needs and desires. I can't speak to what those changes may be, but I can tell you that the ultimate interpretation of the constitution residing solely within the supreme judicial branch is a dangerous phenomenon. Specifically, members of the Supreme Court are appointed for life, institutionalizing their constitutional perspectives for the balance of their lives (save for any change of heart or mind in the interim) . This is juxtaposed with the changing dynamics of the population, societal needs and aims and other internal and external influences on a nation that must not only be considered when making new law, but also must be considered when assessing existing law against the constitution. That is strictly addressing the judicial inflexibility regarding the constitution. Couple that with the lack of referendum at the federal level, and now you are left with a 220 year old document that can only be amended or interpreted by about 500 people, but can be imposed upon close to 300 million. Somewhere in there, the logical person will see a disproportionate concentration of influence.
There isn't much inherently WRONG with the Constitution, but more so with the interpretation and amendment of it. The mass of Americans is completely removed from the process, yet the laws apply to each and every one of their lives on a daily basis. When legislators and adjudicators can adequately demonstrate and convince the population that they are proficient in the understanding of original intent (getting into Madison's head) and as proficient at legislating and adjudicating that intent within the current political, economic and social environment, the machinery functions relatively flawlessly.
I think your complaint, and the one on the opposite end coming from the neocons who fear the co-opting of the Supreme Court by activist liberals, is essentially the same argument. Is it wise for a nation of 300 million people to rely on about 500 people to speak for us on national and global issues? YES! if they're competent, effective and accountable. NO! if they behave the way most Dems and Reps in the Senate did when engaging the immigration debate, where the representatives were more beholden to POTENTIAL voters than ACTUAL voters.
Bottomline, I think some NeoCons hate where the country is going. But if the majority wants the country there, then there's nothing they can do. Some of their interest is to maintain core American traditions and values. Those are important, so long as they are enforceable and applicable on today's Americans. Same as the Constitution. Unfortunately, if you're in the minority when it comes to what America should look and feel like, and what the Constitution should or shouldn't say, there's not much you can do put protest or try to subvert, but in the end, it's just a long, painful, twisting death- if they are satisfied doing an end-around on the American Public and Constitution.
I think what we are seeing is that ALL Americans want good jobs, secure streets and schools, less traffic/congestion/crime, and more efficiency and competence from the government. That's fair to ask for, and any rhetoric that doesn't address these things is just smoke-and-mirrors that disguise one's true intentions and motivations in public office.
2006-08-25 11:01:34
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answered by rohannesian 4
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Do a search for Senator Joe McCarthy, and McCarthyism (in the 1950's). It might help explain how so many right-wingers have been blinded and brainwashed to the evil, anti-American, and anti-patriot acts of this administration...and how they were sold this evil through innovative yet misleading policy naming schemes.
This administration has raised to art level, the act of appealing to people's darker side...their hate, mistrust, judgement, and self-righteousness. The same people who feel no need to have an America for all, but only for themselves. Those who have so little clue to their own actions, that they are on the attack with everyone else...yet somehow believe they are victims.
Unfortunately, this is half our country.
2006-08-25 10:21:58
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answered by tat2me1960 3
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uh oh.. you'll be accused of being a terrorist sympathizer for sure. Because the Neocons are fascists and the constitution was designed to keep their kind at bay.. this isn't anything new , we've been involved with this struggle from the very beginning. Good Verses Evil, God and The Devil, Yin and Yang.. the thing that is new is that they are very close to assuming full control and then we will see how they handle empire.. empires crumble from the inside out but not before feeding someone to the lions ... hope it ain't me.
2006-08-25 10:19:35
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answered by hardartsystems 3
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You meant the Democraps right ? They're the ones who ignore the constitution 90% of the time.
2006-08-25 10:21:05
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answered by Anonymous
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Because the Constitution limits their power.
2006-08-25 10:16:19
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answered by Anonymous
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They don't.
They just hate the lame interpretations and "extensions" handed down by the liberal Supreme Court.
They're trying to protect America, despite having their hands tied behind their back by pro-illegal anti-morality liberal wimps.
2006-08-25 10:16:37
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answered by coragryph 7
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